How many decimeters equal a meter?

A meter is the basic unit of length in the modern metric system. A meter contains 100 centimeters, according to Convert Me. A decimeter is 10 centimeters long (the prefix deci means 10), so a mete...
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How many hectometers are in a meter?

A hectometer is 100 meters, so there are one-one hundredth--or .01--hectometers in a meter. This unit of measure is not commonly used, and is perhaps best known when used to measure area--a square ...
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